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10 Best Movies Like The Longshots

If you loved The Longshots, we've curated the perfect watchlist for you based on shared genres, themes, and directorial style.

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#1
The Program

The Program

1993★ 6.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Drama. It captures a similar adrenaline-pumping atmosphere.

Several players from different backgrounds try to cope with the pressures of playing football at a major university. Each deals with the pressure differently, some turn to drinking...

#2
Love Don't Co$t a Thing

Love Don't Co$t a Thing

2003★ 7.6

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Drama & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool....

#3
Stargirl

Stargirl

2020★ 7.4

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Drama & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

An unassuming high schooler finds himself inexplicably drawn to the free-spirited new girl, whose unconventional ways change how they see themselves…and their world....

#4
Chang Can Dunk

Chang Can Dunk

2023★ 6.7

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Drama & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

Chang, a 16-year-old, Asian American, bets the high school basketball star that he can dunk by Homecoming. The bet leads 5' 8" Chang on a quest to learn to dunk—not only to impress...

#5
A Simple Twist of Fate

A Simple Twist of Fate

1994★ 6.1

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Drama & Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When Michael McCann is thrown over by the woman he loves, he becomes something of a misanthrope and a miser, spending all of his spare money on collectible gold coins. Living in th...

#6
Little Big League

Little Big League

1994★ 5.9

Why watch this? A perfect follow-up to The Longshots for fans of Family & Comedy. It captures a similar light-hearted atmosphere.

When the owner of the Minnesota Twins passes away, he bequeaths the team to his preteen grandson. The newly minted head honcho quickly appoints himself manager, causing unrest in a...

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